LZ1 Working From Home Ideas

Dear Parents and Caregivers of LZ1,

We have endeavoured to provide your child with access to as many resources that we use
here at school as possible.  We have the advantage of being able to use an online platform
for this (email, blog and google docs). We have other suggestions that don't require the
internet as well.
We will be responding to emails, completed and shared work and questions daily and within
24hrs where possible.  

Some suggestions from us…..

Intersperse 20min of work with 20min of physical activity.

Students could spend a total of around 1 ½ hours on daily school work if possible.
We understand these are unusual times and families are stretched in many directions.
What we have put together is only to support you...not add more pressure.

A general idea of what your child might do at school and the time spent on it is as follows.

Handwriting - 15 mins

Spelling - 15 mins

Writing - 30 mins

Reading - 30 mins silent chapter book reading 2x per day ( this could also be parent reading to child)

• Response to reading (Readworks & Kiwikids news are good for this,

with questions to answer and submit)

Maths - 15 mins daily practise of Basic facts

• Number of the day (website on blog)) warm up 
• 30 mins doing Maths of choice.  This may be Mathletics, Khan academy,

problem solving (see shared slide on the blog), Matific, baking, real life Maths at home.

Art - Portrait and Identity Slide Presentation - Colin McCahon research and report. (slide 7)

• follow the Sparkler Art lessons on the Home Learning tab

Activities that do not require internet 

Reading a book (as many as you can!)

Read a book - write a story about it.

Singing some songs or playing instruments 

Practicing of times tables  - making connections between different multiples  

Writing a diary of your day - making a point to notice something new or
beautiful each day - a flower or a  leaf

Write thank you letters to all of those people who are helping make your day comfortable or fun  

Writing stories or providing recounts of activities

Writing a research report on something of interest by reading books or recording your observations 

Play card or board games with family members

The game of Yahtzee is great for basic facts

Do some painting or drawing or constructing

Do some baking   

Online Activities:

Maths

Mathletics

Matific

Khan Academy

Problems Slide

Reading

Readworks

Epic

Kiwikidsnews USERNAME – dairy, PASSWORD – moana20

Ebooks from Auckland Library

Writing

Storyathon/Writing Legends

Keep an eye on the LZ1 Blog for further communication.

Kia Kaha

Penny, Jenny, Shayne and Fiona